Improvement in mop and brush-holders



UNITED STATES Parar@ GF DAVID EDVARD, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

IMPROVEMENT IN MOP AND BRUSH-HOLDERS.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, DAVID EDWARD, of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of (la-nada, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Mop and liush-lflolder 5 and l do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reerence being had to the accompanying drawing' forming part of this speciiication, in which- Figure l is a top view of my improved holder. Fig. Z is a detail sectional view or the same taken through the line w w, Fi g. l.

Similar letters ofrelerence indicate corresponding parts.

lvly invention has for its object to finnish an improved holder for mops, swabs, brushes, Sac., for mopping, scrubbing, cleaning', sweeping, etc., which sha-h be simple 1n construction and effectual in operation, holding securely the brushes and the rags, old cloths, etc., which may be used l'or the mop 5 and it consists in the construction and combination of the various parts of the device, as hereinafter more lull y described.

'A is the main plate of the holder, which is east solid with the shank B that receives the handle. The plate A is made at an angle with Jthe shank B, and has projecting lugs formed upon the upper side oi' the ends of its forward edge, to better adapt it for holding the mop, and

between. which the stock oi' the brush is placed. l'he middle part of the plate A is cut away to make the holder lighter and to form a bar around which the mop may be passed. G is the upper or clamping-plate, the middle part of which is also cut away, and which has teeth or prongs upon the under side of its forward edge to enable it to take a liriner hold upon the mop or brushstook, and prevent the slipping' of the said mop or stock. The shank B is made hollow, and its lower part is slotted to receive the short curved shank cl of the plate (l, the end of which has a cross-head, c2, formed upon it, which cross-head rests against the inner side ol the lower end of the shank l, as shown in Fig. 2, and in dotted lines in Fig. l. By this construction, by raising the plate U and turning it about one-quarter around, the cross-head of its shank will come in line with the slot of the shank B, so that the said plate can be conveniently detached when desired. D is the hooked or curved bar. The upper end or shank enters the upper part of the slot in the shank B, where it is pivoted by a pin or rivet that passes through the shank B, and through a hole in the end of the bar l). The lower end of the bar D rests against the outer side of the upper part of the plate C, and holds the said plate seciuely in place. rlhe outer surface of the shank B has a screw-thread cast upon it, into which lits the screw-thread cast upon the inner suriaee of the hand-nut E, so that by serewing down the nut E the ciuved ba-r l) may be forced down upon the plate U, holding said plate securely in place, lirmly clamping the mop or brush-stock. ln the case of brushes, etc., the plate (l may be removed it' desired, and the stock clamped to the plate A by means of the hook or curved bar l).

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The hook or curved bar l), hand-nut E, plate A, and hollow shank B, having a slot formed in its lower part and a screw-thread upon its outer surface, in combination with each other, whether the plate (l be used or not, substantially as herein shown and described.

Witnesses:

G. Dnsnvn, Z. PERRAULT.

DAVID EIVARD. 

